Third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)
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The Third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla was a formation of fleet minesweepers of the Royal Navy. It was one of several attached to the Grand Fleet during the war.
History
Before mid-1916, a growing number of minesweeping vessels had been attached to the Grand Fleet, but by 1 July the growth rate was such that it was deemed fit to break the assemblage into three flotillas: the First, Second and Third.
Senior Officers
- Acting Captain Hugh Seymour, 15 February, 1917[1] – 19 November, 1919[2]
- Commander Charles C. Bell, 18 February, 1919 – 20 January, 1920
Footnotes
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
- ↑ Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/56. f. 56.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
See Also
| British Minesweeping Formations |
| Fleet Sweeping Flotillas (Great War) |
| First | Second | Third | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
| Eleventh | Twelfth | Thirteenth | Fifteenth | Sixteenth | Eighteenth | Nineteenth |
| Twentieth | Twenty-first | Twenty-second | Twenty-third | Twenty-fourth |
| Minesweeping Flotillas (World War II) |
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
